Friday, March 14, 2008

I am so saddened every time I read or hear that someone has tossed out their rubber stamp ink pads! It is just soooooo easy to fix them!!!

This is a versamark Pad and as you can see the corner has come loose.

Just run a thread of Glossy accents around that loose corner

Set the pad back down and put the lid on the pad. Set it aside for 24 hours. It will be good as new!

And if your pad has dried out and you do not have the reinker for it...Perfect Refresher is just a perfect way to fix that!

Here's what the pad stamped...you can tell it's totally dried out.

I spritzed the Perfect Refresher on it, until the stuff floated on top of the pad. Then take an old credit card and spread the refresher down into the pad.

This is what it stamped immediately. If I do this 2-3 more times and let it set overnight, it will bring the ink back so I can use it quite a long time.

On the other hand...if you want to mail all your old ink pads to me, I will repair them and then donate them to local home-school moms. They will be thrilled to get them as their "budget" for art supplies is usually whatever we give them! A great way to guarantee home-schooled kids get art included in their cirriculum..

I don't know of anything other than the Perfect Refresher that will work. Stores that carry Ranger products should be able to order it for you from them. I think you can also go to rangerink.com and order it online. Good luck!

Whenever someone asks me what I do, I say, "I play!!!" And that's so true! Life has been a journey and my current destination is a place where I'm free to play, design and just hang out! I hope this blog will keep my friends and family entertained and that you will stop by every now and then and just play!